Tier 4 visa extension

[Nivesh11]

Hi,

I am currently on tier 4 visa expiring 10/2019. When I initially started my course in 2015 I was enrolled on an MEng programme which is 4 years. However, This year I transferred on The MEng course with industrial placement to include an extra year. My question is Can i still use the visa I have and make an extension or do I have to get a new visa? and do I have to go back to my home country to for any visa procedures? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[sah10406]

Can i still use the visa I have

According to the immigration rules, yes. See paragraph 5.104 of document 2 of the Tier 4 Sponsor Guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... -educators

However some Tier 4 sponsors may treat all students as if they have the more strict study condition imposed on students who applied on or after 6 April 2016, in which case the answer is no. You need to check with your Tier 4 sponsor directly to ascertain what is their approach.

and make an extension or do I have to get a new visa? and do I have to go back to my home country to for any visa procedures? Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Any application for further leave will need to be made in your home country, because it would not show the academic progression required for an application made in the UK, nor would you meet any of the exemptions from academic progression. See the information about Academic Progression in the Tier 4 policy guidance from paragraph 56, and in particular the requirement of paragraph 63(a):
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... -4-student